Genevi�ve Fioraso is a French politician, representative of the first district of Is�re since June 2007, and a member of the Socialist Party. On 16 May 2012 she was appointed Minister for Higher Education and Research in the French government of Jean-Marc Ayrault. Since 2008 she has been deputy for the Economy, Universities and Research for the City Council of Grenoble. During her previous term she was Deputy assistant for the Economy, Innovation, Trade and Craft, and First Vice-President of Metro -Agglomeration community of the Grenoble Alpes M�tropole-, in charge of economic development. Since 2003, she has been the CEO of the S.E.M. Minatec Entreprises. She also serves as Chair of the Institut d'Administration des Entreprises Grenoble, Business Administration Institute of Grenoble. 

October 10th, 1954 in Amiens (Age 69)